Um…the Buddha is not a god
It occurs to me that not everyone stopping by for a brief read will be familiar with the basic tenets of buddhism. So, I thought I’d take a moment to correct one of the common misconceptions about...
View ArticleTheravada, Mahayana, Yadda Yadda
From www.openbuddha.com You know what I find funny? Buddhist sects. Tee Hee Hee After all, it seems somewhat beside the point what kind of Buddhist you are. Such a large part of the work of Buddhism is...
View ArticleSimplifying Buddhist Concepts
I have taken over the front of our refrigerator as an educational tool for the family about Buddhism and Buddhist principles. It’s been an interesting exercise trying to boil the concepts down to an...
View ArticleIs Buddhism A Religion?
The most common comment I get from people who don’t understand Buddhism goes something like this – “Oh, but Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion.” Oddly, this statement often comes immediately...
View ArticleSuffering Is Not Scalable
From guardian.co.uk (AP photograph) My mom has a strange trait. She has a habit of getting all worked up about little things that are going on in her life. She’s very easily ruffled when it comes to...
View ArticleDeveloping an American Buddhist Laity
by Cambodia4KidsOrg I just finished reading The Accidental Buddhist by Dinty Moore. It was an amusing-looking book I found while poking around Borders at their liquidation sale. The premise is that the...
View ArticleWhat is Awake?
As many of you know from my Facebook post last week, my father had a cardiac arrest. The cause was the typical culprit of coronary artery disease. He was exercising and his heart wasn’t getting enough...
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